Tagging device



Dec. 15, 1936., E 2,064,209

TAGGING DEVICE Filed Jan. 7, 1936 ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 15, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a tagging device, more particularly intended for use in afi'ixing price tags to articles being displayed for sale, but also adapted for use in applying various other kinds of tags whether in a similar or in other situations.

Among the objects of the invention are to secure extreme simplicity of the construction and very low cost of manufacture in a device of the kind described without sacrificing in respect to the provision of a dependable and easily applied t'agging means.

Speaking more specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide a tagging device combinable in an improved manner with a string or other flexible connection, said connection being passed around a can or other object to which the tag is attached, and the tag proper being furnished with a means connectible with said string without it being necessary to tie a knot.

The invention pertains to the tagging device as a whole, and also to a new article of manufacture consisting of a clip of sheet material which is adapted to be assembled with other parts of a tagging device.

Other objects, advantages and features of the invention will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates what is at present deemed to be a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the device applied to a carton or cylindrical can.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the device, a fragment of the attaching string being shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a vertical mid-section, online 3-3 of Fig. 5, of the portion of the device which will be made of sheet material. In this view said part of the tag is shown as it appears before the user has bent down the attaching prongs.

Fig. 4 is an edge elevation of the tag portion shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan of the metallic portion of the tag.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the principal parts of the device are the clip 1, the placard 8 and the flexible connection 9, which is adapted to encircle the can I 0 for the purpose of supporting the device on said can, as shown.

Said clip 1, desirably made of sheet metal, is shown having a: circular body portion l I of a dished character having paired prongs l2 projectingjrom the convex face thereof. Said prongs areproduced by the action of the die upon the clip and in striking up said prongs a pair of oppositely tapered openings I3 are made through the part 12. The taper of said openings results from the fact the prongs are tapered to points [4.

The clip which has just been described may be sold separately as a new article of manufacture, or it may first be applied to the tag or placard 8. Said placard will preferably be made of a sheet material such as cardboard which may readily be pierced by the prongs l2 after which said prongs may be oppositely bent down to flat positions wherein they securely attach the clip and placard to each other. The, clip is attached to a narrowed suspending extension with which the placard is provided. This may be done by hand just before using, or it may be done mechanically before the device is placed on the market. In either case, after the placard and. clip have been assembled, an annular, inwardly tapering groove l6 (see Fig. 2) results between the placard and clip, and this groove is utilized as a means for connecting the card 9 to the other parts of the device. One end portion of said cord may be wedged into said groove and then, while the remaining portion of the cord is snugly held around the can I0, the opposite end portion thereof can also be wedged into' the groove I6, thus attaching the cord to the clip without taking time to form a knot therein. As shown in Fig. 2 the bent over prongs l2 are not bent down as far as possible, which in some instances might obliterate the tapered groove IE, but said prongs extend substantially parallel to the plane occupied by the peripheral portion of the clip. The plurality of prongs provided should be located equidistant from and at opposite sides of the center of the clip. The end portions of the cord 9 may, if desired, each be passed completely around the groove 46, which is shown in the drawing of sufiiciently large cross-sectional dimensions topermit this to be done.

I claim: a

A device of the kind described including a placard portion made of a cardboard-like material, and a clip of sheet material fastened thereto, said placard portion having a narrowed suspending extension to receive said clip, said clip having a dish shaped body portion provided with a plurality of prongs near its center, said prongs extending through the placard and being bent over away from the. center thereof to positions wherein they extend substantially parallel to the plane occupied by the periphery of the clip, thus holding said clip to said placard portion in a sufiiciently free manner to provide an annular tapered groove between said placard portion and clip, and a string having an end portion wedged into said groove in a friction tight manner, said string being adapted to encircle a package or other article and have the other end portion secured in said groove to attach said placard portion to the article.

JOHN J. LEE. 

